The European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) called, on Friday 2 September, for a revision of the rules on the automatic adjustment mechanism of maximum prices on the ‘day-ahead’ electricity market in case of price peaks.
Under the Harmonised Maximum and Minimum Clearing Price (HMMCP) methodology, if electricity prices in a zone reach 60% of the maximum price, this triggers an increase in the maximum price limit five weeks later.
The price peaks in April in...